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On Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:57:31 +0000, Q wrote

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> On 06/02/13 22:22, Al Thompson wrote:

> > On 02/06/2013 03:43 PM, Folderol wrote:

> >> Does anyone have any experience of using a MIDI-over-USB dumb keyboard?

> >> Does it need special drivers or can I just plug it in and have it

automatically

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> >> found by my machine?

> >>

> >

> > If it's a simple class-compliant controller, it will just show up.  If

> > it has a bunch of features built-in, or isn't class-compliant, it could

> > be a different story.  I've used an M-Audio Oxygen, and it worked fine.

> > But I also tried an Alesis, and it didn't work so well.

>

> I've used both an Edirol PC-50 and an M-Audio Keystation 88ES and

> both worked flawlessly.

In general, I'd agree - jut onbe word of caucion:
I use an M-Audio Axiom whose USB implementation has one serious

bug: it _only_ works with a direct (i.e. no-hub) connection between

keyboard and host controller (a documented _feature_ of the device. Yes,

it's mentioned in the manual ...). Sometimes that  can  be a nasty

showstopper when used with laptops/netbooks with limited USB ports.

Even worse, the USB ports on my IBM's docking station look like an

USB hub to the device - no way to have the keyboard hooked up to the

docking station (and that was one reason to buy the dock in the first place).
 HTH Ralf Mattes
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